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  WE DEPEND ON A FULLY STAFFED, FUNCTIONAL NATIONAL WEATHER  SERVICE TO MAKE DECISIONS.....IT PROTECTS LIVES! There is a storm coming and it could get really bad… ⛈️☔ Donald Trump has left the  National Weather Service  extremely short-handed due to last year’s staff cuts, just as we approach a brutal storm season. We are seeing the direct consequences of those cuts right now. These jobs are meant for public servants who are dedicated to keeping us safe, but it's clear Trump just doesn’t care. Let’s face it: our federal workers and their families have faced the brunt of Trump’s attacks ever since his first day in office. He has purged scientists, biologists, chemists, and climate experts — especially targeting anyone who acknowledges the reality of climate change. Those who survived the layoffs are now left with the extraordinary burden of filling the gaps while navigating the chaos and systemic problems left behind. Public service is often a thankless job. We must d...

Who DOGE Hurts: Gutting NOAA Joyce Vance On March 12,  there was reporting  that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers as part of the Trump administration's "reductions in force" directive to federal agencies. Cuts like that call into question whether NOAA will continue to provide the early warnings and predictive modeling that help people prepare for weather emergencies in advance. People who live in hurricane and tornado country keep their “NOAA weather radios” handy, and they are especially important for events that occur, as they frequently do, when most of us are asleep. In theory, it sounds like one more bad thing to worry about. In practice, it’s much worse. We’ve just had a demonstration of precisely how effective NOAA is and what we stand to lose without it. Beginning on Friday, violent, long-track tornadoes with damaging winds of up to 80 mph and large hail materialized across the Midwest and ...

  By  Kelly Garrity BRAVO BOSTON MAYOR MICHELLE WU!  PASS NATIONAL GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION!  PASS IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION! BOSTON STRONG —  Republicans on the House Oversight Committee looked to deliver a death blow to  Democratic mayors over their handling of the immigration crisis  . They ended up giving Boston Mayor Michelle Wu fundraising fuel  and a more prominent place in the national Democratic psyche. Wu rolled in dressed for the occasion —  baby in tow, with a visible Ash Wednesday cross on her forehead — before taking her seat alongside her fellow mayors: New York Mayor Eric Adams, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. Republicans on the panel came out swinging,  but Wu leveled several blows of her own. The first-term Democrat fired off an early shot at White House border czar Tom Homan. “Shame on him, for lying about my city, for having the nerve to insult our police commissioner, who has overseen the ...